1939 in association football
The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1939 around the world.
Events
September
- September 1:
- The Second World War officially starts.
- The 1939 Ekstraklasa season is cancelled. This is due to the German & Soviet invasion of Poland
- September 2: The 1939–40 Football League season is suspended. It would not return until 1946.
November
Tournament Winners
International
| Tournament | Confederation | Host Country(s) | Winner | Runner-Up | Finals Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938–39 British Home Championship | Home Nations | .svg.png){kind=small} United Kingdom |  England, .svg.png){kind=small} Wales, and  Scotland | - | |
| 1939 South American Championship | CONMEBOL | .svg.png){kind=small} Peru | Peru |  Uruguay | - |
Continental
| Tournament | Continent | Previous Winner | Winner | Runner-Up | Finals Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 Mitropa Cup | Europe |  Slavia Prague (1938) | .svg.png){kind=small} Újpest | Ferencváros | 2-legged final |
| 1939 Copa Aldao | South America |  Independiente (1938) | Independiente | Nacional | San Lorenzo de Almagro, Buenos Aires |
Europe
| Nation | League | Champion | Cup | Winner | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
1938–39 Belgian First Division | Beerschot | No Cup | ||
 Bulgaria |
1938–39 Bulgarian National Football Division | Slavia Sofia | 1939 Bulgarian Cup | Shipka Sofia | Levski Ruse |
| Czechoslovakia |
1938–39 Czechoslovak First League | Sparta Prague | No Cup | ||
.svg.png){kind=small} Cyprus |
1938–39 Cypriot First Division | APOEL | 1938–39 Cypriot Cup | AEL | APOEL |
 Denmark |
1938–39 Danish Championship League | Boldklubben af 1893 | No Cup | ||
| England |
1938–39 Football League First Division | Everton | 1938–39 FA Cup | Portsmouth | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
 Estonia |
1938–39 Estonian Football Championship | JS Estonia Tallinn | 1939 Estonian Cup | Tallinna Jalgpalliklubi | ESS Kalev Tallinn |
 Finland |
1939 Mestaruussarja | TPS Turku | No Cup | ||
 France |
1938–39 French Division 1 | FC Sète | 1938–39 Coupe de France | RC Paris | Olympique Lillois |
.svg.png){kind=small} Germany |
1938–39 Gauliga | 18 Teams | 1939 Tschammerpokal | 1. FC Nürnberg | Waldhof Mannheim |
| 1939 German football championship | Schalke 04 | ||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Greece |
1938–39 Panhellenic Championship | AEK Athens | No Cup | ||
| Hungary |
1938–39 Nemzeti Bajnokság I | Újpest FC | No Cup | ||
.svg.png){kind=small} Iceland |
1939 Úrvalsdeild | Knattspyrnufélagið Fram | No Cup | ||
_crowned.svg.png){kind=small} Italy |
1938–39 Serie A | Bologna | 1938–39 Coppa Italia | Ambrosiana-Inter | Novara FC |
 Latvia |
1939 Latvian Top League | Olimpia Liepaja | 1939 Latvian Football Cup | RFK | Olimpia Liepaja |
 Lithuania |
1938–39 LFF Lyga | LGSF Kaunas | No Cup | ||
 Luxembourg |
1938–39 Luxembourg National Division | Stade Dudelange | 1938–39 Luxembourg Cup | US Dudelange | Stade Dudelange |
.svg.png){kind=small} Malta |
1938–39 Maltese Premier League | Sliema Wanderers | 1938–39 Maltese FA Trophy | Melita | Sliema Wanderers |
 Netherlands |
1938–39 Netherlands Football League Championship | Ajax | 1938–39 KNVB Cup | FC Wageningen | PSV Eindhoven |
.svg.png){kind=small} Northern Ireland |
1938–39 Irish League | Belfast Celtic | 1938–39 Irish Cup | Linfield | Ballymena United |
 Norway |
1938–39 League of Norway | Fredrikstad | 1939 Norwegian Football Cup | Sarpsborg | Skeid |
.svg.png){kind=small} Poland |
1939 Ekstraklasa | Abandoned due to World War II | No Cup | ||
.svg.png){kind=small} Portugal |
1938–39 Primeira Divisão | FC Porto | 1938–39 Taça de Portugal | Académica | Benfica |
 Republic of Ireland |
1938–39 League of Ireland | Shamrock Rovers | 1938–39 FAI Cup | Shelbourne | Sligo Rovers |
 Romania |
1938–39 Divizia A | Venus București | 1938–39 Cupa României | Rapid București | Sportul Studențesc București |
| Scotland |
1938–39 Scottish Division One | Rangers | 1938–39 Scottish Cup | Clyde | Motherwell |
 Soviet Union |
1939 Soviet Top League | .svg.png){kind=small} Spartak Moscow |
1939 Soviet Cup | Spartak Moscow |
Stalinets Leningrad |
 Sweden |
1938–39 Allsvenskan | IF Elfsborg | No Cup | ||
.svg.png){kind=small} Switzerland |
1938–39 Nationalliga | Grasshopper Club Zurich | 1938–39 Swiss Cup | Lausanne-Sport | FC Nordstern Basel |
 Turkey |
1938–39 Istanbul Football League 1938–39 Çukurova Football League 1938–39 Eskişehir Football League |
Beşiktaş Adana İdman Yurdu Eskişehir Demirspor |
1938–39 Istanbul Shield | Fenerbahçe | Hilal |
| 1939 Turkish National Division | Galatasaray | ||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Yugoslavia |
1938–39 Yugoslav Football Championship | BSK Belgrade | 1939 Yugoslav Cup | SK Jugoslavija | Slavija Sarajevo |
| Wales |
No League | 1938–39 Welsh Cup | South Liverpool |
Cardiff City | |
North America
| Nation | League | Champion | Cup | Winner | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Costa Rica | 1939 Primera División de Costa Rica | Alajuelense | No Cup | ||
 Cuba | 1939 Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba | Deportivo Centro Gallego | No Cup | ||
.svg.png){kind=small} Dominion of Canada | 1939 Canadian National Soccer League | Montréal Royal Victoria Hospital | No Cup | ||
.svg.png){kind=small} Haiti | 1939 Ligue Haïtienne | Violette AC | 1938–39 Coupe Vincent | Violette AC | Unknown |
 Guatemala | 1939 Liga Capitalina | Tipografía Nacional | No Cup | ||
 El Salvador | 1939 Central Zone | Club Deportivo 33 | No Cup | ||
.svg.png){kind=small} Mexico | 1938–39 Primera Fuerza | Asturias | 1938–39 Copa Mexico | Asturias | Club España |
.svg.png){kind=small} United States | 1938–39 American Soccer League | Scots-Americans (Metropolitan Division) Lusitania Recreation (New England Division) | 1939 National Challenge Cup | Brooklyn St. Mary's Celtic | Manhattan Beer (IL) |
South America
| Nation | League | Champion | Cup | Winner | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 1939 Argentine Primera División | Independiente | 1939 Copa Ibarguren | Independiente | Central Córdoba |
 Bolivia | 1939 Primera División de la L.P.F.A. | Bolívar | No Cup | ||
.svg.png){kind=small} Brazil | 1939 State championships | 19 winners | No National Cup | ||
 Chile | 1939 Primera División de Chile | Colo-Colo | No Cup | ||
.svg.png){kind=small} Paraguay | 1939 Paraguayan Primera División | Cerro Porteño | No Cup | ||
 Peru | 1939 Peruvian Primera División | Universitario | No Cup | ||
| Uruguay | 1939 Uruguayan Primera División | Nacional | No Cup | ||
.svg.png){kind=small} Venezuela | 1939 Venezuelan Primera División | Unión | No Cup | ||
Asia & Oceania
| Nation | League | Champion | Cup | Winner | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png){kind=small} Australia | No League | 1939 Football SA Federation Cup 1939 Dockerty Cup 1939 Challenge Cup and Shield | West Torrens Imperial Chemical Industries Caledonians | Birkalla Rovers Unknown Unknown | |
.svg.png){kind=small} British Malaya | No League | 1939 Malaysia Cup | Singapore | Selangor | |
 British India | No League | 1939 Rovers Cup | 28th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery | Howrah District XI | |
| 1939 IFA Shield | Kolkata Police | Calcutta Customs Club | |||
| Dutch East Indies | 1939 Inlandsche Stedenwedstrijden | PERSIS | No Cup | ||
 Greater Lebanon | No League | 1938–39 Lebanese FA Cup | Hilmi-Sport | Homenetmen | |
.svg.png){kind=small} Hong Kong | 1938–39 Hong Kong First Division League | South China | 1938–39 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield | South China | Police |
.svg.png){kind=small} Iran | 1938–1939 Tehran Province League | Tofan | No Cup | ||
.svg.png){kind=small} Japan | No League | 1939 Emperor's Cup | Keio BRB | Waseda University | |
| Mandatory Palestine | 1938–39 Palestine League | Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. | 1939 Palestine Cup | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Maccabi Avshalom Petah Tikva |
| 1939 Palestine League | Maccabi Tel Aviv (Tel Aviv) Beitar Netanya (Samaria) Maccabi Rehovot (Southern) | ||||
Africa
| Nation | League | Champion | Cup | Winner | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Algeria | 1938-1939 Algiers Championship 1938-1939 Constantine Championship 1938-1939 Oranie Championship | RU Alger JBAC Bône CDJ Oran | No Cup | ||
.svg.png){kind=small} Egypt | 1938–39 Alexandria Zone League 1938–39 Cairo League 1938–39 Canal Zone League | El Ittihad Alexandria Al Ahly Al-Masry | 1938–39 Egypt Cup | Al Teram | Police |
| French Morocco | 1938-1939 Moroccan football league | US Marocaine | 1939 Coupe Djebari | US Marocaine | Stade Marocain |
| French North Africa | 1939 North African Championship | RU Alger | No Cup | ||
| French Tunisia | 1938–39 Tunisian National Championship | CS Gabésien | 1938–39 Tunisian Cup | ES Tunis | Étoile du Sahel |
Clubs
Clubs Founded
| Date Founded | Club | Country | Current League | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Alianza Universidad |  Peru | Liga 2 | |
| KFUM-Kameratene Oslo | Norway | Eliteserien | ||
| F.C. Vizela | Portugal | Liga Portugal 2 | ||
| January 11 | Club Paysandú Bella Vista | Uruguay | Copa Nacional de Clubes | |
| January 18 | Rio Ave F.C. | Portugal | Primeira Liga | |
| February 17 | VV Katwijk | Netherlands | Tweede Divisie | |
| February 20 | Boston River | Uruguay | Uruguayan Primera División | |
| February 22 | AS Marsa |  Tunisia French Tunisia | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 2 | |
| March 5 | Næstved Boldklub | Denmark | Danish 2nd Division | |
| March 31 | Safa SC |  Lebanon | Lebanese Premier League | |
| April 1 | Mjällby AIF | Sweden | Allsvenskan | |
| April 3 | Comercial Futebol Clube |  Brazil | Folded in 1979 | |
| April 8 | Asser Christelijke Voetbalvereniging | Netherlands | Tweede Divisie | |
| April 10 | Stal Mielec |  Poland | Ekstraklasa | |
| April 15 | Santa Cruz Recreativo Esporte Clube | Brazil | Unknown | Last known league: Campeonato Paraibano Second Division |
| May 16 | A.O. Nea Ionia F.C. |  Greece | Gamma Ethniki | |
| May 17 | G.D. Estoril Praia | Portugal | Primeira Liga | |
| June 8 | Barra Futebol Clube | Brazil | Folded in 1996 | |
| July 5 | Albacete Balompié |  Spain | Segunda División | |
| Boavista FC |  Cape Verde Portuguese Cape Verde (formerly) | Santiago Island League (South) | ||
| August 2 | América (AM) | Brazil | Folded in 2012 | |
| August 25 | C.S.D. Macará |  Ecuador | Ecuadorian Serie A | |
| September 1 | F.C. Alverca | Portugal | Liga Portugal 2 | |
| September 3 | Sport Loreto | Peru | Copa Perú | |
| September 18 | C.D. Dragón | El Salvador | Primera División | |
| October 12 | Club Atlético Puerto Nuevo | Argentina | Primera C Metropolitana | |
| October 19 | SK Haugar | Norway | 5. divisjon | |
| November 21 | América de Quito | Ecuador | Serie B | |
| November 28 | TP Mazembe |  DR Congo Belgian Congo (formerly) | Linafoot | 5-time CAF Champions League winner 2010 FIFA Club World Cup runner-up |
| December 15 | MO Constantine |  Algeria French Algeria (formerly) | Algerian Ligue 2 | |
| 1939 | Acharnaikos F.C. | Greece | East Attica FCA First Division | |
| 1939 | UD Amistad | Spain | Liga Nacional Juvenil | Youth football club. Former farm team of Real Zaragoza |
| 1939 | CD Antequerano | Spain | Folded in 1992 | |
| 1939 | NSTG Asch | Nazi Germany ( Czechoslovakia) | Folded in 1945 | |
| 1939 | NSTG Aussig | Nazi Germany ( Czechoslovakia) | Folded in 1945 | |
| 1939 | Barmbecker SG | Nazi Germany | Folded in 1945 | |
| 1939 | Beitar Haifa F.C. |  Israel Mandatory Palestine (formerly) | Liga Bet North B | |
| 1939 | Beitar Nes Tubruk F.C. | Israel Mandatory Palestine (formerly) | Liga Gimel Sharon | |
| 1939 | Beitar Ramat Gan F.C. | Israel Mandatory Palestine (formerly) | Liga Bet South A | |
| 1939 | Blackhall Colliery Welfare F.C. | England | Folded in 1992 | |
| 1939 | C.V.V. Inter Willemstad |  Curacao Territory of Curaçao (formerly).svg.png){kind=small} Netherlands Antilles (formerly) | Curaçao Sekshon Pagá | |
| 1939 | Carrick Rangers F.C. | Northern Ireland | NIFL Premiership | |
| 1939 | SC Cilu | DR Congo Belgian Congo (formerly) | Linafoot | |
| 1939 | Corinthian-Casuals F.C. | England | Combined Counties Football League Premier Division South | Merger between Corinthian and Casuals |
| 1939 | CS Metalurgistul Cugir | Romania | Liga III | |
| 1939 | EHA Tánger |  Spanish protectorate in Morocco | Folded in 1941 | |
| 1939 | Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar |  Iceland | Besta deild karla | |
| 1939 | Grombalia Sports | Tunisia French Tunisia (formerly) | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 2 | |
| 1939 | Haddington Athletic F.C. | Scotland | East of Scotland League Premier Division | |
| 1939 | Hakoah Sydney City East | Australia | NSW League One | |
| 1939 | Hyderabad City Police FC |  India British Raj (formerly) | Folded in 1963 | |
| 1939 | CF Igualada | Spain | Primera Catalana | |
| 1939 | CD Iruña | Spain | Primera Autonómica | |
| 1939 | Libertad de Trujillo | Peru | Copa Perú | |
| 1939 | UE Lleida | Spain | Folded in 2011 | |
| 1939 | Maccabi Ramat Gan F.C. | Israel Mandatory Palestine (formerly) | Folded in 1968 | |
| 1939 | New Delhi Heroes FC | India British Raj (formerly) | Delhi Football League | |
| 1939 | RD Oriamendi | .svg.png){kind=small} Spain | Folded in 1944 | |
| 1939 | Otago University AFC |  New Zealand | Southern Premier League | |
| 1939 | Palliniakos F.C. | Greece | East Attica FCA | |
| 1939 | FC Saint-Éloi Lupopo | DR Congo Belgian Congo (formerly) | Linafoot | |
| 1939 | SKCF Sevastopol | Soviet Union (.svg.png){kind=small} Ukrainian SSR) | Folded in 1971 | |
| 1939 | Vale of Leven F.C. | Scotland | West of Scotland Third Division | Reformation of club founded in 1872 |
| 1939 | Westland Sports F.C. | England | Dorset Premier League | |
| 1939 | Yokogawa Musashino FC |  Japan | Japan Football League |
Clubs Folded
| Date Folded | Date Founded | Club | Country | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 1938 | Bethlehem Hungarian | United States | |
| 1939 | 1914 | Brașovia Brașov | Romania | |
| 1939 | 1938 | C.D. Euzkadi | Mexico | Basque Country national team competiting in the Primera Fuerza |
| 1939 | 1882 | Casuals F.C. | England | Merged to form Corinthian-Casuals F.C. |
| 1882 | Corinthian F.C. | England | ||
| 1939 | 1909 | Gimnástico FC | Spain | Merged with Levante FC to form Levante UD |
| 1939 | 1884 | Gordon Highlanders F.C. | United Kingdom | Footballing side of the British Army's Gordon Highlanders regiment. |
| 1939 | 1909 | Levante FC | Spain | Merged with Gimnástico FC to form Levante UD |
| 1939 | 1886 | London Caledonians F.C. | England | |
| 1939 | 1924 | CD Nacional de Madrid | Spain | |
| 1939 | May 25, 1886 | DFC Prag | Nazi Germany ( Czechoslovakia).svg.png){kind=small} Austria-Hungary (formerly) | Reformed in 2016 |
| 1939 | 1921 | Rutherglen Ladies F.C. | Scotland | Women's football club |
| 1939 | 1930 | Savoia SC | Australia | |
| 1939 | 1926 | Walker Celtic F.C. | England | |
| 1939 | October 14, 1928 | Club Femení i d'Esports de Barcelona | Spain | Women's football club |
Clubs Folded due to World War II
| Date Folded | Date Founded | Club | Country | Former Country | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 1903 | Czarni Lwów | Soviet Union | Austria-Hungary Poland | |
| 1939 | August 15, 1922 | Gedania Danzig | Nazi Germany | Poland | Reformed in 1945 as Gedania 1922 Gdańsk |
| 1939 | 1910 | Jutrzenka Kraków | Nazi Germany | Austria-Hungary Poland | |
| 1939 | February 13, 1905 | Diana Kattowitz | Nazi Germany | .svg.png){kind=small} German Empire Poland | |
| 1939 | 1907 | Kresy Tarnopol | Soviet Union | Austria-Hungary Poland | |
| 1939 | 1903 | Lechia Lwów | Soviet Union | Austria-Hungary Poland | First professional football club in Poland |
| 1939 | Unknown | Ognisko Pińsk | Soviet Union | Poland | |
| 1939 | 1908 | Rewera Stanisławów | Soviet Union | Austria-Hungary Poland | |
| 1939 | 1929 | Sian Przemyśl | Soviet Union | Poland | Reformed in 1942, dissolved again in 1944 |
| 1939 | 1933 | Śmigły Wilno | Soviet Union | Poland | |
| 1939 | 1910 | Sparta Lwów | Soviet Union | Austria-Hungary Poland | |
| 1939 | 1910 | TMRF Widzew Łódź | Nazi Germany | .svg.png){kind=small} Russian Empire Poland | Reformed in 2014, dissolved again in 2016 |
| 1939 | 1911 | Ukraina Lwów | Soviet Union | Austria-Hungary Poland | Reformed in 1942, dissolved again in 1944 |
| 1939 | 1907 | Union Riga | Latvia | Russian Empire | |
| 1939 | 1932 | Union Touring Łódź | Nazi Germany | Poland | |
| 1939 | 1934 | WKS Grodno | Soviet Union | Poland |
Births & Deaths
Births
| Date of Birth | Person | Nationality | Played For | Managed | Date of Death | Other Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 4 | Igor Chislenko | Soviet Union Russia | Dynamo Moscow | September 22, 1994 | Played at the 1962 and 1966 FIFA World Cups 1964 European Nations' Cup runner-up | |
| Joseph Bonnel | France | Montpellier Valenciennes Marseille.svg.png){kind=small} AS Béziers | Marseille AS Béziers | February 13, 2018 | Played at the 1966 FIFA World Cup | |
| January 6 | Valeriy Lobanovskyi | Soviet Union Ukraine | Dynamo Kyiv Chornomorets Odesa Shakhtar Donetsk | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Dynamo Kyiv Soviet Union United Arab Emirates Kuwait Ukraine | May 13, 2002 | 9-time Soviet Top League winner 7-time Soviet Cup winner 2-time European Cup Winners' Cup winner 1974–75, 1985–86) Bronze medalist at the 1976 Summer Olympics UEFA Euro 1988 runner-up |
| January 9 | Lev Burchalkin | Soviet Union Russia | Zenit Leningrad |  Victory Sports Club FC Shakhter Karagandy.svg.png){kind=small} FC Luch Vladivostok Lokomotiv Saint Petersburg Zenit 2 | September 7, 2004 | |
| January 22 | Luigi Simoni |  Italy | Mantova Napoli Torino Juventus Brescia Genoa | Genoa Brescia Pisa Lazio Empoli Cosenza Carrarese Cremonese Napoli Inter Milan Piacenza Torino CSKA Sofia Ancona Siena Lucchese | May 22, 2020 | 1997–98 UEFA Cup winner Member of the Italian Football Hall of Fame |
| January 25 | Horst Nemec |  Austria | Austria Wien First Vienna FC | June 29, 1984 | 3-time Austrian Bundesliga winner (1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63) 3-time Austrian football championship top scorer (1960–61, 1961–62, 1963–64) | |
| January 30 | Jovan Miladinović | .svg.png){kind=small} Yugoslavia | Partizan | Partizan 1. FC Nürnberg | September 11, 1982 | 4-time Yugoslav First League winner 1960 European Nations' Cup runner-up |
| February 3 | Dezső Novák |  Hungary | .svg.png){kind=small} Szombathelyi Haladás Ferencváros | Ferencváros Dunaújvárosi Kohász Volán SC Al-Ittihad | February 26, 2014 | 4-time Nemzeti Bajnokság I winner 2-time Olympics gold medalist (1964, 1968) Bronze medalist at the 1960 Summer Olympics |
| February 10 | Emilio Álvarez | Uruguay | Nacional | April 22, 2010 | 4-time Uruguayan Primera División winner Played at the 1962 and 1966 FIFA World Cups | |
| February 12 | Walter Glechner | Austria | SK Rapid Wien | January 29, 2015 | 4-time Austrian Bundesliga winner | |
| February 22 | Leif Iwarsson | Sweden | Hallstahammars SK IK Sirius AIK IK Brage Surahammars IF | Surahammars IF Hallstahammars SK | ||
| February 27 | José Cardona | .svg.png){kind=small} Honduras | Lusitano Évora.svg.png){kind=small} Elche Atlético Madrid Real España | January 30, 2013 | 2-time La Liga winner (1965–66, 1969–70 La Liga) 1964–65 Copa del Generalísimo winner | |
| March 1 | Claudio Lostaunau | Peru | Deportivo Municipal Monterrey Deportivo Toluca CF Laguna | Tigres UANL Atlas Monterrey | November 21, 2016 | |
| March 8 | Paride Tumburus | Italy | Bologna Lanerossi Vicenza | Pordenone | October 24, 2015 | |
| March 17 | Giovanni Trapattoni | Italy | AC Milan Varese | AC Milan Juventus Inter Milan Bayern Munich Cagliari Fiorentina Italy Benfica VfB Stuttgart Red Bull Salzburg Republic of Ireland.svg.png){kind=small} Vatican City | 9-time Serie A winner 3-time European Cup winner (1962–63, 1968–69, 1984–85) 2-time UEFA Cup Winners' Cup winner (1967–68, 1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup) 3-time UEFA Cup winner (1976–77, 1990–91, 1992–93) 1985 Intercontinental Cup winner | |
| March 18 | Ron Atkinson | England | Oxford United | Kettering Town Cambridge United West Bromwich Albion Manchester United Atlético Madrid Sheffield Wednesday Aston Villa Coventry City Nottingham Forest | 2-time FA Cup winner (1982–83, 1984–85) 2-time Football League Cup winner (1990–91, 1993–94) | |
| March 23 | Terry Paine | England | Southampton Hereford United Cheltenham Town | Cheltenham Town | 1966 FIFA World Cup winner Member of the Football League 100 Legends | |
| March 29 | Wilfried Straub | West Germany Germany | May 2, 2016 | Vice-president of the German Football Association | ||
| March 30 | Robert Herbin | France | Saint-Étienne | Saint-Étienne Lyon Al Nassr Strasbourg Red Star | April 27, 2020 | 9-time French Division 1 winner 6-time Coupe de France winner 1975–76 European Cup runner-up Played at the 1966 FIFA World Cup |
| March 31 | Karl-Heinz Schnellinger | West Germany Germany | 1. FC Köln Mantova AS Roma AC Milan | May 20, 2024 | 1966 FIFA World Cup runner-up 1968–69 European Cup winner 1969 Intercontinental Cup winner Finished third in the 1962 Ballon d'Or | |
| April 4 | Oscar Fulloné | Argentina |  Independiente Medellín Real Oviedo Aston Villa | FC Sion.gif){kind=small} ASEC Mimosas Raja Casablanca Al Masry Burkina Faso Wydad AC ES Tunis Mamelodi Sundowns USM Alger Kénitra AC | May 22, 2017 | 2-time CAF Champions League winner (1998, 1999) |
| April 6 | Eugeniusz Faber | Poland | .svg.png){kind=small} Ruch Chorzów Lens | September 24, 2021 | 2-time Ekstraklasa winner (1960, 1967–68) Played at the 1960 Summer Olympics | |
| April 23 | Fritz Pott | West Germany Germany | 1. FC Köln | Viktoria Köln | January 11, 2015 | 2-time German champion (1962, 1963–64 winner 1967–68 DFB-Pokal winner |
| April 25 | Ahmad Basri Akil |  Malaysia | Kedah FA Malaysia | July 15, 2008 | ||
| April 27 | Tarcisio Burgnich | Italy | Udinese Juventus Palermo Inter Milan Napoli | Livorno Catanzaro Bologna Como, Genoa Vicenza Cremonese Salernitana Foggia Lucchese Pescara | May 26, 2021 | 5-time Serie A winner 1975–76 Coppa Italia winner 2-time European Cup winner (1963–64, 1964–65) 2-time Intercontinental Cup winner (1964, 1965) UEFA Euro 1968 winner 1970 FIFA World Cup runner-up |
| May 13 | Johnny Byrne | England | Crystal Palace West Ham United Fulham.svg.png){kind=small} Durban City | October 27, 1999 | 1963–64 FA Cup winner | |
| June 23 | Syed Shahid Hakim | India | Indian Air Force Hyderabad City Police | Mahindra United Salgaocar Bengal Mumbai | August 22, 2021 | Refereed at the 1988 AFC Asian Cup |
| June 27 | Ilija Dimoski | Yugoslavia Macedonia | Pobeda Radnički Niš Proleter Novi Sad | Radnički Niš Vardar GOŠK-Jug.svg.png){kind=small} Priština Pobeda Rabotnički | November 3, 2008 | |
| June 30 | Renzo Rovatti | Italy | Inter Milan Palermo Pro Patria Lugano | |||
| July 1 | Graham Beighton | England | Stockport County Wrexham | |||
| July 4 | Abdelmajid Chetali | Tunisia | .svg.png){kind=small} Étoile du Sahel | Étoile du Sahel Tunisia Al Ain Al Wehda Bahrain | 4-time Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 winner 4-time Tunisian Cup winner 1963 Arab Cup winner 1965 African Cup of Nations runner-up 2004 CAF Champions League runner-up | |
| Kim Bong-hwan |  North Korea | Kikwancha Pyongyang | Unknown, before 2002 | Played at the 1966 FIFA World Cup | ||
| July 7 | Armand Sahadewsing | .svg.png){kind=small} Dutch Guiana Suriname | Transvaal DWS | Suriname | February 22, 2019 | 2-time SVB Hoofdklasse winner (1962, 1965),br>1965 Surinamese Footballer of the Year |
| July 10 | Reg Stratton | England | Woking Fulham Colchester United.svg.png){kind=small} Vancouver Royals | May 21, 2018 | Great-uncle of former English footballer Tom Cleverley | |
| July 11 | Mick Brown | England | Hull City Lincoln City Cambridge United | Oxford United | Assistant manager to Ron Atkinson (1979–1986) Assistant manager to Phil Neal (1987–1992) | |
| July 13 | John Danielsen | Denmark | B1909 Werder Bremen Chiasso | 2-time Danish 1st Division winner (1959, 1964) Silver medalist at the 1960 Summer Olympics | ||
| July 16 | Lido Vieri | Italy | Torino Inter Milan Pistoiese | Pistoiese Siracusa Massese Juve Stabia Carrarese Torino | 1970–71 Serie A winner 1967–68 Coppa Italia winner UEFA Euro 1968 winner 1970 FIFA World Cup runner-up | |
| July 18 | Carlos Monín |  Paraguay | Cerro Porteño.svg.png){kind=small} Flamengo Toulouse Red Star | Red Star CA Mantes | January 6, 2023 | 1961 Paraguayan Primera División winner |
| Eduard Mudrik | Soviet Union Ukraine | Dynamo Moscow | March 27, 2017 | 2-time Soviet Top League winner (1959, 1963) 1964 European Nations' Cup runner-up | ||
| July 21 | Helmut Haller | West Germany Germany | BC Augsburg Bologna Juventus FC Augsburg | October 11, 2012 | 3-time Serie A winner (1963–64, 1971–72, 1972–73) 1966 FIFA World Cup runner-up Uncle of former German footballer Christian Hochstätter | |
| Bogusław Hajdas | Poland | Warta Zawiercie Lotnik Warsaw AZS-AWF Warsaw | Gwardia Warsaw Pogoń Szczecin KuPS.svg.png){kind=small} Poland U21 Wisła Kraków VPS Raków Częstochowa | 1977 Polish Coach of the Year | ||
| July 29 | Amarildo | Brazil | Flamengo Botafogo AC Milan Fiorentina AS Roma.svg.png){kind=small} Vasco da Gama | Sorso ES Tunis Rondinella Pontedera America | 1968–69 Serie A winner 1974 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A winner 1966–67 Coppa Italia winner 1962 FIFA World Cup winner | |
| July 31 | Ignacio Zoco | Spain | Oberena Osasuna Real Madrid | September 28, 2015 | 7-time La Liga winner 2-time Copa del Generalísimo winner (1969–70, 1973–74) 1965–66 European Cup winner 1964 European Nations' Cup winner | |
| August 7 | Willie Penman | Scotland | Rangers Newcastle United Swindon Town Walsall Dundalk Seattle Sounders | December 2017 | 1968–69 Football League Cup winner | |
| August 26 | Robert Waseige | Belgium | FC Liège RW Brussels Winterslag | Winterslag Standard Liège Lokeren FC Liège Charleroi Sporting CP Belgium Algeria | July 17, 2009 | 1989–90 Belgian Cup winner |
| August 28 | Alfie Hale | Republic of Ireland | Waterford Aston Villa Doncaster Rovers Newport County Cork Celtic St Patrick's Athletic Limerick Thurles Town | Cork Celtic Thurles Town Waterford United Cobh Ramblers Kilkenny City | 6-time League of Ireland winner 3-time Munster Senior Cup winner (1965–66, 1966–67, 1985–86) | |
| August 29 | Gerard Bergholtz | Netherlands | MVV Feyenoord Anderlecht RWD Molenbeek | Sint-Truidense Patro Eisden Diest Gent | 2-time Eredivisie winner (1961–62, 1964–65) 3-time Belgian First Division winner (1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68) | |
| September 7 | Clive Bircham | England | Sunderland Hartlepool United Boston United | June 6, 2020 | ||
| September 14 | Ramón Barreto | Uruguay | April 4, 2015 | 2-time FIFA World Cup final Assistant referee (1974, 1978) Refereed the 1976 Summer Olympics gold medal match | ||
| September 20 | Ryszard Grzegorczyk | Poland | Polonia Bytom RC Lens | Szombierki Bytom Naprzód Lipiny Polonia Bytom II | November 5, 2021 | 1962 Ekstraklasa winner 1964–65 Intertoto Cup winner Played at the 1960 Summer Olympics |
| September 21 | Abdallah Zhar | Morocco | Wydad AC Racing AC Raja CA Stade de Reims Grenoble Foot 38 | December 13, 2015 | 2-time French Division 1 winner (1959–60, 1961–62) | |
| October 3 | Velibor Vasović | Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia | Partizan Red Star Belgrade Ajax | Partizan Angers SCOParis Saint-Germain.svg.png){kind=small} Zamalek Red Star Belgrade | March 4, 2002 | 6-time Yugoslav First League winner 3-time Eredivisie winner (1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70) 3-time KNVB Cup winner (1966–67, 1969–70, 1970–71) 1970–71 European Cup winner |
| October 16 | Amancio | Spain | Deportivo La Coruña Real Madrid | Real Madrid Castilla Real Madrid | February 21, 2023 | 9-time La Liga winner 3-time Copa del Generalísimo winner (1969–70, 1973–74, 1974–75 1964 European Nations' Cup winner 1965–66 European Cup winner 2-time La Liga top goalscorer (1968–69, 1969–70) Finished third in the 1964 Ballon d'Or |
| October 22 | George Cohen | England | Fulham | December 23, 2022 | 1966 FIFA World Cup winner Member of the English Football Hall of Fame | |
| October 27 | Jean Djorkaeff | France | Lyon Marseille Paris Saint-Germain Paris FC | Grenoble Saint-Étienne | 2-time Coupe de France winner (1963–64, 1968–69) Father of Micha and Youri Djorkaeff | |
| Marino Perani | Italy | Atalanta Bologna Padova Toronto Metros-Croatia | October 18, 2017 | 1963–64 Serie A winner 2-time Coppa Italia winner (1969–70, 1973–74) 1961 Mitropa Cup winner 1971 Anglo-Italian League Cup winner | ||
| November 2 | Enrico Albertosi | Italy | Fiorentina Cagliari AC Milan | 2-time Serie A winner (1969–70, 1978–79) 3-time Coppa Italia winner (1960–61, 1965–66, 1976–77 1960–61 European Cup Winners' Cup winner 1966 Mitropa Cup winner UEFA Euro 1968 winner 1970 FIFA World Cup runner-up | ||
| November 3 | Frits Flinkevleugel | Netherlands | DWS FC Amsterdam | April 10, 2020 | 1963–64 Eredivisie winner | |
| November 29 | Sandro Salvadore | Italy | AC Milan Juventus | January 4, 2007 | 4-time Serie A winner 1964–65 Coppa Italia winner UEFA Euro 1968 winner | |
| December 8 | Fahrudin Jusufi | Yugoslavia Kosovo | Partizan Eintracht Frankfurt Germania Wiesbaden | FC Dornbirn Schalke 04 Wattenscheid 09 1860 Munich Partizan Čelik Zenica | August 9, 2019 | 4-time Yugoslav First League winner 1966–67 Intertoto Cup winner 1960 Summer Olympics gold medalist 1960 European Nations' Cup runner-up |
| Zvezdan Čebinac | Yugoslavia Serbia | Partizan Red Star Belgrade PSV Eindhoven 1. FC Nürnberg Hannover 96 FC Nordstern Basel | FC Nordstern Basel FC Grenchen FC Aarau FC Wohlen BSC Old Boys | February 18, 2012 | 3-time Yugoslav First League winner (1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63) 1967–68 Bundesliga winner | |
| December 18 | Pedro Jirón |  Nicaragua | .svg.png){kind=small} Diriangén | September 7, 2018 | 3-time Primera División de Nicaragua winner (1959, 1969, 1970) | |
| 1939 | Astratijs Roškovs | Soviet Union Lithuania Latvia | Baltika Kaliningrad FC Daugava Riga | Celtnieks Rīga FK Jūrnieks Spartak Moscow (womens) |
Deaths
Note: Players in Italics were killed due to the Second World War.
| Date of Death | Person | Nationality | Played For | Managed | Notable For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 11 | Eduard Engel | Austria-Hungary Austria | Vienna Cricket and Football-Club | ||
| January 23 | Matthias Sindelar | Germany ( Austria) | Austria Wien | Austria Wien | 1931–32 Central European International Cup winner |
| January 25 | David Gould | Scotland United States | United States | Member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame | |
| January | Harold Stamper | England | Stockton | Gold medalist at the 1912 Summer Olympics | |
| Febraury 5 | Cecil Wingfield-Stratford | England | Royal Engineers | Awarded a CB and a CMG after World War I | |
| February 12 | George Harrison | England | Gresley Rovers Leicester Fosse Everton Rangers Preston North End Blackpool | ||
| February 13 | Caius Welcker | Netherlands | Quick Den Haag | Bronze medalist at the 1908 Summer Olympics | |
| March 15 | Julián Ruete | Spain | .svg.png){kind=small} Madrid FC Athletic Bilbao Atlético Madrid | Spain | Club president of Atlético Madrid (1912–1919, 1921–1923) |
| March 28 | Fausto dos Santos | Brazil | Bangu Vasco da Gama.svg.png){kind=small} Barcelona Nacional Flamengo | 2-time Campeonato Carioca winner (1929, 1934) | |
| April 19 | Jan de Vries | Netherlands | PEC Zwolle | Bronze medalist at the 1920 Summer Olympics Bronze medalist at the 1924 Summer Olympics (Men's 4 × 100 metres relay) | |
| April 22 | Cesare Grossi | Italy | Bari | ||
| April 30 | Marcel Triboulet | France | FEC Levallois Racing Club de France | ||
| May 16 | Juan Montero | Chile | Green Cross Colo-Colo | 1937 Primera División de Chile winner Played at the 1937 and 1939 South American Championships | |
| June 4 | Reginald Courtenay Welch | England | Old Harrovians/Harrow Chequers The Wanderers | ||
| June 5 | Charlie Bell | Scotland | Woolwich Arsenal Chesterfield Barrow Queens Park Rangers | Sporting CP Wigan Borough Padova Olympique Marseille OGC Nice Bournemouth | |
| June 10 | František Stehlík | Austria-Hungary Czechoslovakia | FK Viktoria Žižkov | 1927–28 Czechoslovak First League winner | |
| June 11 | Curt von Paquet | Germany | Former FIFA-listed referee Refereed the 1914 German football championship final | ||
| July 3 | Hubert Gad | Poland | Śląsk Świętochłowice | Played at the 1936 Summer Olympics | |
| July 9 | George Latham | England | Newtown Liverpool Stoke City Cardiff City | Great Britain | Awarded the Military Cross during World War I |
| Juan Pratto | .svg.png){kind=small} Argentina | Huracán Genova 1893 | 1928 Argentine Primera División winner | ||
| July 21 | Béla Révész | Austria-Hungary Hungary | MTK Budapest | Alessandria Derthona.svg.png){kind=small} Holstein Kiel Hungária MTK Triestina III. Kerületi TVE | 5-time Nemzeti Bajnokság I winner 4-time Magyar Kupa winner |
| August 7 | Charlie Roberts | England | Bishop Auckland Grimsby Town Manchester United Oldham Athletic The Football League XI | Oldham Athletic | 2-time Football League First Division winner (1907–08, 1910–11) 1908–09 FA Cup winner Member of the English Football Hall of Fame Cousin of English footballer Harry Hooper Uncle of English footballers Bill, Carl, Danny, and Mark Hooper Great-grandfather of English women's footballer Lucy Roberts |
| August 16 | Jack Roscamp | England | Blackburn Rovers Bradford City | Shrewsbury Town | 1927–28 FA Cup winner |
| August 20 | Jan Vos | Netherlands | Sparta Rotterdam | PSV Eindhoven | Bronze medalist at the 1912 Summer Olympics |
| September 23 | Jimmy Windridge | England | Small Heath/Birmingham City Chelsea Middlesbrough | Cousin of English footballer and cricketer Alex Leake | |
| September | Stanisław Ptak | Soviet Union ( Poland) | .svg.png){kind=small} KS Cracovia Unia Sosnowiec | ||
| October 14 | Óscar Alfaro | Chile | San Luis de Quillota Santiago Wanderers | Played at the 1928 Summer Olympics | |
| October 18 | Casemiro do Amaral | Portugal Brazil | America Corinthians Mackenzie College | Finished third at the 1916 and 1917 South American Championships | |
| October 20 | Tom Alexander | Northern Ireland | Cliftonville | 2-time Irish Cup winner (1896–97, 1899–1900) | |
| Otto Siffling | Germany | .svg.png){kind=small} Waldhof Mannheim | 1934 German football championship top scorer Finished third at the 1934 FIFA World Cup | ||
| December 8 | Robert De Veen | Belgium | FC Brugeois | Olympique Lillois Lens FC Nancy FC Brugeois | 2-time Belgian First Division top scorer (1904–05, 1905–06) 1932–33 French Division 1 winner |
| December 24 | Giulio Cederna | Italy | FC Winterthur FC Basel AC Milan | Father of Italian writer and journalist Camilla Cederna | |
| 1939 | William Attrill | France | Standard Athletic Club | 1894 French football champion | |
| 1939 | Fred Beardsley | England | Nottingham Forest Royal Arsenal | ||
| 1939 | Ramón Eguiazábal | Spain | Real Unión Espanyol | 2-time Copa del Ray winner (1918, 1924) Silver medalist at the 1920 Summer Olympics |